Didn't the 16-50 win "zoom lens of the year" this/last year :

Conversely... if it is the SMC Pentax version, snap it up, it is a bargain.

I had the Uniloc tripod, a Benbo clone. Loved it until some numpty drove a Freelander over it. Mind you, the main damage was a slightly bent boom arm!

From McCollough, Complete guide to digital high dynamic range photography:
Outdoor sunlight: 17 EV
Human eye: 20 EV
Negative film: 10-11 EV
Computer monitor: 9 EV
D-SLR: 6 to 8 EV
High Quality Glossy print: 7.6 EV
Compact digital camera: 6.6 EV
Average quality glossy print: 6.6 EV
Slide film: 6 EV
High quality matte print: 5.6 EV

Some of these may well be out of date now.

Bugs are not really my thing but this critter was more obliging than most. Sigma 50mm macro, hand held, sunlight only...

Great shots and I especially like no 3.

Kris.

Are you on commission?

The digital BW conversions look good to me with a full range of tones and good contrast. The first shot is a bit spoiled by all the people in the reflections, but I guess you had little choice! I like the zodiac image best myself.

I have the Mk1 kit lens and use it all the time. Although I have been tempted by the 16-45 or the 16-50 I decided to invest in complementary glass instead, like the 50-135 and the 12-24.

Kris.

Personally I like number 3. Nice sky... ohh look, a car! No 5 is good too. Not keen on 6 with the greyer sky and the out of focus/moving flag.

Best wishes, Kris.

I emailed them just over a week ago, no response. I phoned them yesterday and finally got some information when they rang me back about four hours later. The delay was because they have only just taken over Pentax servicing and were uncertain they could get the appropriate parts Anyway, the repair (new USM motor and replace the broken lens-hood ring on the front of the lens) 80 quid plus VAT. Not sure if I will have it back before I leave the country in just over a week

Oh well.